27th Jul 2007 07:05
United Business Media acquires the Australian Prescription Products Guide
Extends CMPMedica's drug information systems business in Australia
United Business Media Plc today announces that its healthcare division CMPMedica has acquired the Australian Prescription Products Guide for A$1m (‚£ 0.4m).
The Australian Prescription Products Guide is a key drug information brand for the Australian pharmacy market. This acquisition will extend the reach of CMPMedica's drug information systems business, which is currently focused on medical practitioners, into the pharmacy market.
The acquisition is subject to the approval of the Australian Competition andConsumer Commission (ACCC). - Ends - ContactsMedia Peter Bancroft Director of Communications E-mail [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5961 Chris Barrie Citigate Dewe Rogerson E-mail [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7282 2943 Mobile +44 796 872 72 89 Analysts/Investors Email [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5095 Nigel Wilson +44 20 7921 5019 Andrew Crow +44 20 7921 5940 Notes to Editors
About United Business Media Plc
United Business Media Plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 5,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
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